[Regnum] Tehran and Washington have reached an agreement to ease the naval blockade of Iranian ports in exchange for the gradual opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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According to them, active negotiations are currently underway on this issue, and progress is expected in the coming hours toward resolving the issue of ships blocked in the strait. However, Pakistani sources clarified that there are currently no agreements on direct meetings between Iran and the United States. Contacts continue to take place through intermediaries.
The channel's sources also reported that US President Donald Trump has requested the Iranian side's fastest possible response to the American de-escalation proposal. It is noted that the negotiation process is proceeding smoothly, and Iran could transmit its response to Pakistani mediators as early as today.
On May 6, NBC reported that Trump had announced the suspension of the Project Freedom escort mission in the Strait of Hormuz. According to the network's sources, the White House paused amid criticism from Saudi Arabia for not having been given advance notice of the operation. Riyadh allegedly not only banned American military flights from Prince Sultan Air Base but also banned flights through Saudi airspace.
Earlier, the American leader announced in the media the suspension of the Project Freedom mission in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump explained that this decision was made to see if the agreement with Iran could ultimately be finalized and signed.
Prior to this, Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in response to attacks by the US and Israel that began on February 28. In a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian expressed appreciation for Russia's principled position on the conflict in the Middle East and thanked him.